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Top 3 Woodbine Weekend Highlights (June 8-9)

June 10, 2024

Win

My Boy Prince ruled the $125,000 Queenston Stakes on Sunday. Owned by Gary Barber and trained by Mark Casse, the son of Cairo Prince held a 4 ½-length lead at the stretch call and went on to win by the same margin in a sharp time of 1:21.90 for seven furlongs. Ridden by Sahin Civaci, My Boy Prince paid $2.70 for the win.

My Boy Prince and jockey Sahin Civaci winning the Queenston Stakes on June 9, 2024 at Woodbine (Michael Burns Photo)
My Boy Prince and jockey Sahin Civaci winning the Queenston Stakes on June 9, 2024 at Woodbine (Michael Burns Photo)

Place

Olivia Rose, bred and owned by Gabe Grossberg, led nearly every step of the way to win Saturday’s $125,000 Fury Stakes Presented by Stella Artois. Trained by Mark Casse, the impressive win delivered jockey Rafael Hernandez his 150th career stakes triumph.

Olivia Rose and jockey Rafael Hernandez winning the Fury Stakes on June 8, 2024 at Woodbine (Michael Burns Photo)
Olivia Rose and jockey Rafael Hernandez winning the Fury Stakes on June 8, 2024 at Woodbine (Michael Burns Photo)

Show

Stitches, trained by Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductee Sid Attard, made his debut a winning one on Sunday. Bred by CEC Stables LP and owned by Lou Tucci, the bay son of Vekoma was ridden to victory by Eswan Flores. Stitches paid $7.40 for the win.

Stitches and jockey Eswan Flores winning Race 5 on June 9, 2024 at Woodbine (Michael Burns Photo)
Stitches and jockey Eswan Flores winning Race 5 on June 9, 2024 at Woodbine (Michael Burns Photo)

Noteworthy

Keveh Nicholls won a pair of races on Saturday, including a 31-1 upset with Great Faces in the fourth. Veteran campaigner Last American Exit, trained by Harold Ladouceur for owner Kirk Sutherland, won his seventh career race on Sunday. The 7-year-old son of Society’s Chairman has 24 top-three finishes in 35 starts.

Great Faces and jockey Keveh Nicholls winning Race 4 on June 8, 2024 at Woodbine (Michael Burns Photo)
Great Faces and jockey Keveh Nicholls winning Race 4 on June 8, 2024 at Woodbine (Michael Burns Photo)

On Tap

Live racing continues this weekend. Post time for both days is 1:10 p.m.

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